“The state’s first priority in selecting scholars is virtue, talent, and learning, so be very cautious!”
"I have an idea." Zhu Yunxi continued, "It is understandable that the scholars are not convinced by the results of this scientific examination. The court must pay attention to the voices of the scholars!"
"Re-examination is necessary. As for the reviewers, I don't think I need to choose anyone else. It's just the same people as before."
As he said that, Zhu Yunxi smiled and said, "They are the ones who created the problem, and they have to solve it." Then he paused and said, "The top pick, third overall pick, and second place pick in the new subject are well-deserved, and they have joined the marking officials.
Go and review the papers together."
At the beginning, Ling Han nodded frequently, especially since the problem was caused by them, so he asked them to solve it, which was very agreeable to him.
The imperial examination has created such a big problem, so naturally it has to be dealt with by the person who started it. The rankings of the three top picks and second place picks cannot be changed at will, which is within reason.
"If they know something, they will recruit some northern scholars to stop everyone from talking!"
"But if the northern scholars are really lacking in talent and learning, and if no one is on the list after another review, they will have nothing to say!"
These words immediately made Ling Han's eyebrows rise again.
"Your Majesty, if you can do it, you can do it. If you can't, you can't do it. The title of Number One Scholar is of great importance, so it can be done without changing it. There is no precedent for deposing the top three in the past dynasties. What's the point of supplementary registration? If there are people in the north, then they should be among them.
Among the Southerners, those with insufficient talent and learning were selected and deposed.”
"I want to come here. Your Majesty's intention is that the Southern scholars who have passed the examination should be recognized by the imperial court. Then, you can make a superficial appearance, fill in some Northern scholars, and get some rankings that are not painful or itchy, so as to stop everyone's mouth?"
"Can the mouths of scholars be blocked? Can the history books of Zhaozhao be blocked?"
"Besides, they have already tried it once, will it still be the same if it is tried again?"
"Your Majesty!" Ling Han said angrily, "Aren't you just trying to make the same mistake again and again?"
"Ling Han!" Guo Ying stood up, his beard and hair growing, "How dare you speak like this in front of the emperor?"
"I am speaking to the Emperor, what does it have to do with you?" Ling Han glared angrily, "Others are afraid of you, Marquis Wu Ding, do you think I, Ling Han, am afraid of you?"
The two old men were like fighting cocks, staring in front of Zhu Yunxi, panting.
Zhu Yunxi couldn't help but feel a little dumbfounded, "Ling Aiqing, you are too hasty." He said, "How can I be in harmony with you? You don't understand my painstaking efforts. Oh, if the northerners make trouble, the country's science and technology will be ruined."
The test won’t count, should you retake it?”
"Then when the southerners make trouble, will this be the case? Then what has happened to the imperial examination? Is it a child's play? Where is the majesty of the imperial court when orders are changed overnight?"
"Re-mark the papers and recruit northern scholars as appropriate. Don't you understand what I say? You must be satisfied that the results of this scientific examination are invalidated and the examiners are re-elected?"
"Of course I don't mean that!" Ling Han said, "But the reason why things are happening now is because the examiners are unfair. How can an unfair person continue to examine papers for the world's scholars? What I mean is,
Substitute?"
"Who should I replace?" Zhu Yunxi was not happy anymore and frowned.
"There are many people with outstanding talents and learning in the imperial court!" Ling Han said loudly, "Furthermore, when selecting scholars for the country, the people who evaluate the scores are all Jiangnan officials, which is unfair!" He took a breath and continued loudly.
, "When the North and the South mix, treat them equally!"
The smile on Zhu Yunxi's face gradually disappeared and he said, "If you say this, the imperial court will go to war. Do you want to re-select the topic? According to you, doesn't it confirm that there is something wrong with this scientific examination?"
"Your Majesty, whether there is a ghost or not, everyone in the world knows it!" Ling Han said hard.
"Then where is the face of the imperial court?" Zhu Yunxi was angry and laughing in his heart.
"Does He Xini have any dignity?" Ling Han said loudly, "Your Majesty, you were not like this before. You used to be right when you were right and wrong when you were wrong. You always told your ministers that no matter whether it is the palace or the emperor, you are the emperor.
You can't just make mistakes just because of your face. Only by knowing your mistakes and correcting them can you give justice to all the people in the world!"
"Are you questioning me?" Zhu Yunxi said with a sullen face.
Ling Han strode forward and said, "Your Majesty, you are using your majesty to bully your ministers?" As he spoke, he swallowed more directly, "Your Majesty wants to make big things trivial, but the imperial examination is the foundation of the country! I am the imperial censor of the Ming Dynasty, and I have the responsibility to speak out.
The emperor does not allow his ministers to speak, but he is unwilling to listen to loyal advice and finds it offensive?"
"You" Zhu Yunxi was so angry that his heart was pounding, "I have said so much, you really don't understand?" He said, waving his hands, "Go down and think carefully about what I mean by these words!" He said again.
, "Ling Aiqing, that's you, I may not be able to say these words to others, and I may not be able to say them so clearly!"
"I think you are confused because you are concerned. Now you are angry and don't understand what I mean. Go back and think about it carefully, and come back and talk to me tomorrow!"
Ling Han looked at Zhu Yunxi, smiled sadly after a moment, and then unexpectedly kowtowed.
"I will come tomorrow, and the emperor said the same thing. Since the emperor has made up his mind, he still wants to use those people to mark the exam, he still wants to recognize the results this time, or he still wants to make peace. I have nothing to say!"
As he said that, under Zhu Yunhe's surprised gaze, the old man actually took off his official hat, put it gently in his hand, and kowtowed again, "I am old, and sometimes I can't understand what the emperor means. If I stay with the emperor any longer, I will not be able to understand it."
It can only make the emperor angry!"
"As a person, you must know how to advance and retreat. I cannot always rely on my old age and neglect my old age."
"My lord, please resign!"
"You" Zhu Yunxi stood up immediately, "Why are you so angry?"
"I retired and returned to my hometown." After saying that, Ling Han also stood up and kowtowed again, "I can neither ask for orders for the scholars nor share the worries of the king, so I can no longer hold a high position with no face."
After saying that, he covered his face and left crying.
There was silence in the palace. No one expected that Ling Han would be so stubborn.
Zhu Yunxi just said a few words to him, but he actually threw up his sleeves and quit.
Seeing Zhu Yunxi sitting there with an angry look on his face, Li Jinglong quietly stepped back and looked down at his toes.
"Your Majesty!" Wu Dinghou Guo Ying said, "Actually, Ling Han, that old minister, has a stubborn temper and a good heart. When we first founded the country, because of the expenses for the prince's wedding, he went to the court meeting
I started to fight against the old emperor, making it impossible for the old emperor to even get off the stage."
"Old minister, I think he has no bad intentions. You"
"I didn't mean to offend him!" Zhu Yunxi waved his hand, "I feel a little bit dumbfounded at this moment!"
At this moment, a roaring sound suddenly came from outside.
"The Ming Dynasty is unfair and is about to perish!"
Zhu Yunxi was stunned immediately, and Li Jinglong trembled with fright.
"The Ming Dynasty is going to perish!" Old man Ling Han cried heartbrokenly outside. "The Emperor doesn't listen to loyal advice. The Ming Dynasty is going to perish! The Supreme Emperor, the Crown Prince! The Emperor doesn't listen to loyal advice!"
"Li Jinglong!"
Zhu Yunxi shouted angrily, and Li Jinglong jumped out.
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Old man Ling Han burst into tears. He kowtowed and cried loudly to the right side of Fengtian Hall, leading to the Ancestral Temple.
"O ancestors, oh, oh!"
As the old man was speaking, a pair of big hands directly covered his mouth and dragged him aside.
Ling Han saw the person coming clearly, but couldn't break free.
"Master, Master!" Li Jinglong comforted in a low voice, "Please be patient and listen to me!"
"Hey! You jester and thief, stay away from me!" Ling Han shouted angrily, "It's all you who led the emperor into trouble!"
"I" Li Jinglong was so angry that he was scolded by the old man, but he still held back his anger and said patiently, "Don't you really understand what the emperor means? Is the emperor trying to make peace with the mud? Is the emperor using it as a trap?"
"What kind of trick?" Ling Han stopped crying and asked directly.
Li Jinglong let go of the old man, "You are old, but you are still very energetic!" Just when the old man was about to curse again, he said, "Let me ask you, do you think the emperor and Xi Ni are partial to them? Those judges
Do the examiners and examiners think so too?"
Ling Han thought about it and nodded, "Ah!"
"There is a saying that you got your feet wet all by yourself!" Li Jinglong continued, "As for those scholars in the Hanlin Academy, they thought the emperor was protecting them. If the papers are reviewed again, no one will be selected to be deposed.
The situation of the fall occurred, and they have already tried it once. If they try it again, will it be the case of the northern scholars?
Suddenly, Ling Han understood something, "You mean, the emperor is waiting for those people to seek their own death?"
"This is what you said, not mine!" Li Jinglong said with a smile.
Ling Han slapped his forehead and said, "Oh, then that's not about killing people."
"Sir!" Li Jinglong whispered again, "You are thinking too much!"
Ling Han stood there blankly, thinking for a long time, and finally looked at Li Jinglong, "Where's my hat?"
This chapter has been completed!